The Capitol, also known as The Capitol Department Store, is a historic

department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...

building located at Fayetteville,

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. The original store was established at this site in 1921, with an existing two-story building incorporated into it in 1936. In 1949, the existing building was doubled in size by a large rear addition. The most notable feature is the wide

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storefront added in 1955. It features marble facing, a recessed storefront, a large convex full-height window in the second story, and large aluminum script lettering for The Capitol. The Capitol, the last department store remaining in downtown Fayetteville, closed in March 1990. It was listed on the

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in 2005.

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Defunct department stores based in North Carolina Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Modern Movement architecture in the United States Buildings and structures completed in 1955 Buildings and structures in Fayetteville, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, North Carolina 1955 establishments in North Carolina {{CumberlandCountyNC-NRHP-stub